What does my city's hanja mean?
17 Korean metropolitan/provincial cities
京
Seoul
capital city
釜山
Busan
cauldron + mountain
大邱
Daegu
great + hill
仁川
Incheon
benevolent + stream
光州
Gwangju
light + district
大田
Daejeon
great + field
蔚山
Ulsan
lush + mountain
世宗
Sejong
world + ancestor
京畿道
Gyeonggi
京 (capital) + 畿 (royal domain) + 道 (province) — "the province surrounding the capital"
濟州
Jeju
濟 (to cross over) + 州 (province) — "the province reached by crossing the sea"
江原道
Gangwon
江 (river) + 原 (source) + 道 (province) — "the province at the source of rivers"
慶尙北道
North Gyeongsang
慶 (auspicious) + 尙 (esteemed) + 北 (north) + 道 (province) — "the auspicious northern province"
慶尙南道
South Gyeongsang
慶 (auspicious) + 尙 (esteemed) + 南 (south) + 道 (province) — "the southern part of Gyeongsang"
忠淸北道
North Chungcheong
忠 (loyalty) + 淸 (clarity) + 北 (north) + 道 (province)
忠淸南道
South Chungcheong
忠 (loyalty) + 淸 (clarity) + 南 (south) + 道 (province)
全北特別自治道
North Jeolla
全 (complete) + 北 (north) + Special Self-Governing Province
全羅南道
South Jeolla
全 (complete) + 羅 (net) + 南 (south) + 道 (province)
